Richard von Weizsaecker Visiting Fellow’s Conference: The Force of Comparison: A New Perspective on Modern European History and the Contemporary World.
Richard von Weizsaecker Visiting Fellow’s Conference: The Force of Comparison: A New Perspective on Modern European History and the Contemporary World.
The Force of Comparison: A New Perspective on Modern European History and the Contemporary World
St Antony’s College Oxford, 17-18 June 2016. Convenor: Willibald Steinmetz
Friday, 17 June 2016
9.30am Welcome and Introduction: Willibald Steinmetz (Oxford/Bielefeld)
First Session from 9.45 – 11.15am. Early Modern Experiences. Chair tba.
9.45am Outline of a Historical Epistemology of Comparison (1628-1800). Michael Eggers (Köln)
10.10am Democratisation Through Comparison? Referencing Alternative Forms of Participation in Early Modern Europe and North America. Lars Behrisch (Utrecht)
10.35am Discussion
11.15am Coffee/Tea break
Second Session from 12 – 1.30pm: Reflections in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Chair: tba
12.00pm Comparative Practices and their Implications in Art History and the Visual Arts. Johannes Grave (Bielefeld)
12.25pm Two Kinds of Comparisons: Causal Powers and Empirical Events. George Steinmetz (Ann Arbor)
12.50pm Discussion
1.30pm Lunch break in the ESC garden or Common Room (dependent on weather)
Third Session from 2.45 – 5.30pm: Economies and the Welfare State. Chair: tba
2.45pm Comparison and the Welfare State in Modern Europe. Julia Moses (Sheffield)
3.10pm Discussion
3.30pm Coffee/Tea break
4.00pm Comparing Economies on a Global Level in the 1920s and 1930s. Motives, Measures and Consequences. Martin Bemmann (Freiburg)
4.25pm Comparing Economies on a Global Level in the 1950s and 1960s. Daniel Speich (Luzern)
5.00pm Discussion
5.45pm Drinks Reception, ESC Common Room
Saturday, 18 June 2016
Fourth Session from 9.30 – 11am: The Age of Imperialism. Chair: tba
9.30am Modern Imperialism and Comparative Consciousness. Alex Middleton (Oxford)
9.55am Comparisons in Times of Imperialism. Angelika Epple (Bielefeld)
10.20am Discussion
11am Coffee/Tea break
Fifth Session from 11.30 – 1.30pm: Rankings in the Contemporary World. Chair: tba
11.30am Good – Better – Best. A Typology of Ranking Orders. Bettina Heintz (Luzern)
11.55am Title tba (on Rankings as Highly Structured and Often Dysfunctional Forms of Comparisons). Wendy Espeland (Northwestern University)
12.20pm Discussion
1pm Final Discussion
1.30pm Lunch in the ESC garden or Common Room (dependent on weather)